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[Desire General] atomfix:
Hi, i'm trying to flash by using fastboot with command prompt. I can't flash anything by useing the recovery option in hboot because it keeps taking me back to the hboot menu.

Right. I extracted the rom.zip from the RUU Rom "testruu" which went okay, it has all the images, includeing the recovery image to get it working again. but when i type in "fastboot -p (serial number) update rom.zip" which the rom.zip is located in the sdk tools folder. it comes up with the error

"Whoops: didn't find expected signature

read_central_directory_entry failed

error: failed to access zipdata in "MS-DOS symbols.........."

Any ideas? i tried flashing other rom's but they don't contain the "android-info.txt" within the image zip package.....

Please help because my phone is 100% dead with no recovery working and stuck at the htc logo screen.
[Desire General] atomfix:
so no one knows how to flash in fastboot? well great.
[Desire General] wolf849:
Enter fastboot then plug Desire to your computer and run official RRU (*.exe file)

That should help ;)

Cheers
[Captivate Accessories] farrout000:
I've never had an android phone before (or any smart phone) and I am thinking of a captivate.

Are there any good car mount systems? It would be nice to have a built in charger and maybe speakers/mic.

Thank you.
[Captivate Accessories] systoxity:
there was a question about this already, no worries. Theres a member on here that might do a custum one for you. However, seeing how the phone hasnt been released yet, there will be tons of car mounts for it once its legally on shelves.

*eating own words* there was a question on docks not car mounts, my bad. *edit*
[Captivate Accessories] KryptosXLayer2:
got a fairly generic response from the leader in custom car mounts, ProClipUSA today regarding the question I posed them about the Captivate and the awkward charging solution they would have to rig up, here's their reply:

Yep, I would have to say that's exactly what I'm looking for! They will also offer it without any type of charging solution (picture again is of the international Galaxy S phone):

which will run about $25 if I'm not mistaken (the ones above will run about $75 for the cig plug and $100 for the hard wire, based on past purchases with them), but I had such a hard time trying to wiggle in the power plug EVERY time I inserted my Touch Pro2 to their mount, and that was easily accessed from the bottom - try doing that on the TOP now where it will most likely be in a tough angle mounted up against something in your car...... yeah, I'll just go with the built-in charging solution this time, thanks!

Website to keep an eye on is http://www.proclipusa.com, these pics were sourced from their parent company (or sister? who knows) overseas, http://www.brodit.com/
[Captivate Accessories] Lucke:
directly from Sammy themselves...

http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/...index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail&tab=accessories
[Captivate Accessories] V DidDy 210:
if you're a little crafty, I used an old iphone case (a stretchy silicone one) and a tom tom mount to make my own. it'll cost less than 10 bucks like that, but if you buy the body glove it'll look much nicer but also cost 25 bucks more and since it's permanently attached to the mount, it would serve one purpose only.

but that coupled with a micro usb charger and I have a slick mount.

jalopnik ran an article on it which gave me the idea

http://jalopnik.com/5593993/build-a-custom-phone-car-mount-for-under-10
[Captivate Accessories] KryptosXLayer2:
Damn, that's nice but i really hate those designed for dash mounting.... And for that price without charging capabilities (using the GPS on a long trip would kill a battery fast!), better spend the extra few dollars on the ProClip would be much smarter
[Captivate Accessories] droidal:
The SAMSUNG kit also

includes a charger

so you can charge your phone while still talking.
[Captivate Accessories] KryptosXLayer2:
Ohh, read it [too] quickly on the phone. How does that work??? Doesn't look like there's any room for the charger in there and they don't say whether it is hard-wired or a cigarette lighter plug.....
[Captivate Accessories] sn1per420:
That Sammy official one looks pretty good, but I really can't justify $60 for a car dock. I'd be willing to pay $25-30 for a good one, but that's about my limit, even for something with a built in charger.
[Captivate Accessories] WarrenAlpert:
Is there a reason nobody's looking into universal car mounts?

On Amazon, you can get a decent looking universal car mount for ~$8, and a USB car charger for around $3.

It just squeezes to the size of your phone, with gravity resting it on the bottom side...
[Captivate Accessories] droidal:
Could you live with this as a low tech Home "Dock" solution?

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/07/sniper-stand-turns-credit-card-into-iphone-kick-stand/

Sniper-Stand Turns Credit-Card into iPhone Kick-Stand
[Captivate Accessories] droidal:
Heres another kinda cool stand. Might work with the Captivate. I think I could make one of these. A little foam and some rubber dip from the hardware store.

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/03/simplest-and-best-the-moviepeg-iphone-stand/
[Captivate Accessories] K2340:
Does anyone know anything about the Gomadic car vent holder? I've never heard of the company Gomadic before. Do they make quality products?

The particular mount is called "Auto Vent Holder with Car Charger for the Samsung Captivate - uses Gomadic TipExchange Technology" on Amazon. It's $39.95.
[Captivate Accessories] KryptosXLayer2:
It looks like a cheap-o universal one with the same type of "TipExchange Technology" that Kensington uses for their laptop chargers - meaning, they give you a $0.02 charger and you can switch out the tips on it to make it fit your device, which this thing doesn't do just by inserting the phones as the other ones above do, and like I said before, this doesn't feel like the device IMO to have to fumble around with inserting the charger into the port - as easy and painless as possible is how this dash mount will go for me!

Not trying to sound conceited or superficial...... but I sure as hell won't have that thing clipped on to the interior of my car! Wait and spend ~ $20 more for a much better solution, I would suggest - it will be worth it to do it right the first time and not have the hassle of sending that monstrosity back to Amazon!
[Captivate Accessories] lordmaxx:
Well I will certainly put in a +1 for www.proclipusa.com

I have used their clip for my Fuze, and now all I need to do is replace the device part. You put in your car type and device type and get a great holder, and for these types of phones you can get a swivel mount to put it into landscape or portrait mode.

worth the purchase imo
[Captivate Accessories] K2340:
Thanks for your opinion. What brand do you recommend - what should I be looking out for?
[Captivate Accessories] KryptosXLayer2:
Just wait for ProClip - they said they are coming out with one, as they do for just about every phone invented, and it will fit like a glove, have built in charging options (see my earlier post), and not take up a lot of real estate on the dash by being so damn unsightly.... Once you buy the car mount, as lordmaxx described, all you have to do is buy new device mounts when you get them! Then buy new car mounts when you buy different cars! It is almost too easy....

You can get pretty creative with mounting solutions too. On my Honda, instead of buying the more expensive swivel mount, I bought just the device mount without charging solution and used longer screws and screwed it right to a closed air vent to the right of the steering wheel, then ran a powered USB cable inside the dash. This way, it was ultra low profile and swiveled with the air vent! One unforeseen benefit of doing it this way was that when I use the phone on long trips with the A/C on, the tiny amount that escapes from the back of the air vent keeps the constantly charged phone cool for the entire duration!

Here's a pic of what it looked like with my OLD TyTN II and Zune 80GB - currently have the TP2 mount installed until the Captivate one is released! The cheap-o outside / inside temp gauge didn't work so well, so that was removed. This was my "work truck" for a while as I was the only vinyl graphic installer for the Marines here in Florida, and needed a "mobile office" as you can see! The untouched air vent on the right side shows you what it looked like before I mounted the ProClip on it! Vehicle is a 2004 Acura RSX Type-S A-Spec (DC5 chassis) for reference.
[Captivate Accessories] K2340:
Thanks for the advice. I'll wait for one!
[Captivate Accessories] V DidDy 210:
work truck?

that looks like the interior to an acura rsx...unless i'm completely mistaken

and yes, i know acura is a honda..
[Captivate Accessories] KryptosXLayer2:
you read the 3rd to last sentence but not the last sentence! :D
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jasongthang:
Ok, I've just upgraded to windows 7. I was pretty psyched about the whole thing, and my computer seems like a whole new machine, coming from XP 32 bit.

So one thing I'm attempting to get adb to work with my phone. Heres my first problem - right off the bat, my computer doesnt recognize my phone as anything but an unknown device. YES I'VE TRIED DEBUGGING, DISK DRIVE, ETC., but nothing works.

I go to device manager, all I see is unknown device. Ok fine. I download the adb files that allow you to download the Android 2.1 thing and usb drivers. Still nothing works. I go to device manager, try to update the drivers for said "unkown device" and i get a message "the drivers are the newest up to date" or something. I try downloading the 64-bit HTC Hero drivers, same thing. I download and install HTC Sync, same thing.

I get this message when I plug the phone in...

"USB Device not recognized

One of the usb devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it. For assistance in solving this problem, click this message"

So my question is, how do i get my computer to recognize my phone, even as storage device??
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -shift-:
try uninstalling htc sync and using a different usb port. does that work?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elegantai:
And to address how to get it to recognize as a drive, when you plug it in you should be presented with options where you can make it a disk drive. Or pull down your notification bar and change the type.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jasongthang:
On the phone yes, I can select a different type. On my computer, I just get that unknown device message.

And out of the blue I just tried a different USB port, and now it works as a storage device.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elegantai:
Did you restart the computer after installing the drivers? Sometimes mine gets a little goofy like that.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -shift-:
i had that issue with one of my usb ports too. i think sometimes a bank of usb ports are used as basically a usb hub, and the evo doesn't like that, from what i understand.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drmacinyasha:
Reboot comp, reboot EVO. Connect 'em, and then go into Device Manager, uninstall the "unknown device" (EVO), and then have it scan for new devices. Now, when it says scanning for drivers (or something to that effect) look for an advanced or "skip checking Windows Update for drivers" option. Then navigate to the ADB drivers in the Android SDK and tell it to use those. Make sure you have USB Debugging turned on, and EVO's set for "Charging Only".

If that still doesn't work, then there's an incompatibility with your computer's USB controller and Win7.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jasongthang:
lol, I did all that a few times, but im sure its not an incompatibility issue. probably just a skipped step somewhere.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drmacinyasha:
If your computer is old enough, incompatibility is a possibility. See if there's other ports you can use, like on a different side of the case. Also, what brand computer?

--Swyped from my EVO using XDA App.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jasongthang:
stop! lol its fine. it works. i guess i should have stated that i've been on these forums for quite a while, and have flashed and rooted a few different phones using this computer, but with xp.

i just switched to windows 7, and of course lost all my drivers, and everything I had saved would have to be switched to 64-bit. I just couldnt get anything to work, but it seems to work now.

and I dont know what brand necessarily this computer is. i built it. I do have a dell keyboard though.
[Droid X General] Sirchuk:
A friend of mine just picked up a Droid X today and he's having problems.

First, the charger it came with doesn't appear to charge, there is no charging indicator light.

I attempted to use a number of USB chargers, the first from my HTC Hero, another from an iPad, and a third is a cheap Chinese AC charger with a USB port that I picked up for my EVO.

The only charger that turns on the green light on the top is the cheap Chinese one.

If I plug it into my computer, I can also get the green light to come on, but it doesn't appear to be charging it. When the phone is on using the cheap charger, the phone appears to work, but says on the lock screen to plug the phone in.

Further, the lock screen is not responsive. We let it charge with the phone off for about a half hour with the green light on, the phone boot up and had a little bit of life and the screen did work, then it suddenly turned off and won't boot past the Motorola logo (just flashes for a couple of seconds then disappears.)

So, whats the verdict? Hardware problem or is anyone else experiencing this? The phone did completely die, so I wonder if that caused a problem of some kind.

Do you have a Green light when charging with the phone off? Does the light flash red when it's on and charging?

Thanks for the help!
[Droid X General] Rompecorazones:
I plugged it into my home computer and nothing happened vs. being able to charge my computer and nothing. Although the phone was about half way charged before I plugged at work, vs 10-15% at home.
[Droid X General] Mikerrrrrrrr:
Mine didn't charge while plugged into my netbook, but does charge while plugged into my PC, and definitely charges while plugged into the wall charger.
[Droid X General] Rompecorazones:
Update: After using the wall charger and fully charging it, I connected the Droid X to my computer and it now syncs up. Maybe the amount of battery power matters?
[Droid X General] Roland Deschain:
I don't think the green blinking LED is a charging indicator. Mine charges without it....but I notice when I was charging it the first time, it was going off when I had an unread text message. Is everyone sure the green LED is supposed to be a charging indicator? Mine's charging right now according to the bar on top when I turn it on while it's plugged into my computer.
[Droid X General] showson1:
I'm having a charging issue with my car charger.

When I plug it in to the car the audio volume drops to almost inaudible and the voice commands don't respond anymore.

This is with all the volume sliders set all the way up.

I have to reboot the phone in order to get it to work again.

I've charged it connected to my PC at home and work and it works fine with those.
[Droid X General] rog152:
Wow, the OP totally describe my problem i had too. I went back to Verizon and got another battery. My first battery wouldn't charge above 50% and the second came with 80% and we tried charging it at the store and it never went higher than 80%.I read on another forum that the charging indicator only reads at every 10% intervals, so that may be the problem. The rep and I at Verizon was watching it to see if it would move up to 81% so we would know it was working(beside the bubbles moving animation) and it didn't and we gave up, I will see what happens when I charge it tonite with the AC plug for the first time.
[Droid X General] Sirchuk:
So the green LED light is not a charging indicator. Apparently, there is no charging indicator at all.

We left the phone off and plugged in with the stock charger, no light, but it did gradually move up.

I did some searching on the Motorola forums and another user ran into the same issue, he said that leaving the phone off and charging it for an extended period of time solved the problem.

I have no idea what the green light meant when it was plugged into my cheap Chinese charger, it must have been nothing.

It wasn't a text message or any other kind of notification since it was on only when the phone was completely off.

Before he left with the phone it was up to 90%. A brief press of the power button brought the phones battery state up, but didn't boot the phone.

Hope this helps anyone else with issues. Just plug it in and let it sit overnight.
[Droid X General] rolandroland:
I had a similar issue the first day.after overnight charge all seems normal for day two.
[Droid X General] ritkit:
The only charging indicator is the lock screen part if you just turn it on it will tell you at what point it is charged.
[Droid X General] zerin:
It will occasionally show 5% intervals when it gets below 20% (I've seen 20, 15, 10, and 5% intervals).

I've noticed my phone doesn't like charging from a computer while the battery is really low. Once it's had a little bit of a boost from the wall charger, it will charge fine off the computer.
[Droid X General] PlankLongBeard:
I just changed to a new one today.a friend of mine is having the sand issues. As so did i. It seems its not the battery its a short on the ground on some phones. Its pretty awkward but it has only been a handful from a batch of thousands that were released. So were in good money.

Sent from my DROIDX via Telepathic DLNA.
[Droid X General] kingrichards:
Is this good or bad?
[Droid X General] dsims91:
I have no problem my phone charges fast and the battery lasts forever, my problem is i have dead pixels and they seem to be increasing the longer i have the phone, sucks that i have to wait on a replacement, i hope i don't end up regretting this purchase
[Droid X General] kingrichards:
When you said charge fast you're referring to wall charge? Car charge? Or usb charge?
[Droid X General] kawika:
Stock X

Hey guys,

Figured I'd swing over here and give this a bump for a buddy of mine. Seein if this may be a slightly common issue.

The situation(for him): All on stock phone NO ROOT

- No charge on wall/home charger. Shows charge indication but does not actually charge whatsoever.

- No charge using PC usb cord to charge.

Again everything is stock and not currently running any app killers or really anything out of the ordinary as I can tell. The only thing he has purchased and is running that I am aware of is Launcher Pro. The issue has been brought to the attention of Verizon which is his carrier and he just received his 4th phone!:eek: Honestly thats the only reason I'm posting an inquiry into this hear. A simple google search results shows others with similar issues(posted link at bottom). He has purchased a new battery and wall/home charger along with another USB cord. All 3 phones he has had produced the same issue with all of the charge accessories(4th phone just received so no tests as of yet, but i put money on it doing the same thing). Verizon has been willing to replace every phone so thats not a problem but seriously! Is that the only answer?

any help is appreciated in advance:)

http://www.google.com/search?q=MOTO...s=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
[Droid X General] snwagner:
There are two charging indicators, no lights! One is on the status bar, you'll see a lightning bolt through the battery meter, and on the lock screen it will say charging as well with a %.
[Droid X General] kawika:
Absolutely, yes sir. Both indicators(lightning bolt in battery, and battery charge indicators) light up and show charging. Although once phone is unplugged it will keep whatever the charge level indicates for a random amount of time usually between 1min-15mins then the battery indicator drops immediately and shows an almost dead battery. As in charge shows 80%, unplug and within mins phone shows 10%.

Also:

- There are no other indicators of charging other than those mentioned (as it should be).

- The phone connects to PC just fine for mass storage. Files transfer with no problems.

thanx again!
[Droid X General] snwagner:
So... which one is it? First you say no indicators, and now there's indicators but it just doesn't hold charge. is VZW replacing the phone or the battery? sounds like a bad battery to me.
[Droid X General] kawika:
My apologies you are correct *edited post* i meant to say it does show charging as in you see the lightning bolt and everything even the battery icon fills to show a "fuller" battery although that stat drops almost immediately after unplugging.

As in replacements they replace the phone and battery as well. I know its the 3rd phone so far with the same problem.
[Droid X General] snwagner:
I would definitely try a factory reset (multiple times), and don't connect phone to google or anything, just leave it totally stock and then charge it up and see what happens. Sounds like a rogue app or something not right w/ his account. I've had the same DroidX (2 of them) for over a year and not had a problem. Maybe try a different wall socket or something after that. Can't clear batt stats if you're stock...
[Droid X General] kawika:
I totally agree bro! Seems weird? I mean 3 different phones From stock with the same charge issue:eek: and on multiple charging devices at multiple locations? +1 on the factory reset and full charge before setup, and +2 on no clear bat stats on stock. I'm guessing this is not an issue for rooted users running custom ROMs over here. Just thought it might be a known issue maybe for stock users and possibly a fix.
[Wing, P4350 General] zarpy:
What online stores do you buy your games from?
[Wing, P4350 General] crz6662:
Buy hell. There's so many freeware sites out there, I haven't "bought" a game for years. ie: mobiles24, mobiles9, getjar.com, ppc freeware, etc. Just look around, there's plenty out there.

For example: Par 72 Golf - full version - no charge. Some sites getting $14.95.

Tiger Woods Golf - free, Uno Card Game - free, Spades - free.......

Google ppc freeware.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] GrayFox814:
Ok, so I got bored one day and decided to make a boot animation of my namesake. Its really simple and looks kinda stupid now, but I'm still workin on it. I'm probably going to put Andy in there with a bandanna and fix the way the letters fly in, probably going to stagnate them.

http://www.droidbin.com/index.php/files/get/2BGoEHODHu/bootanimation.zip

Thats the link. Thanks to Stericson for droidbin.com

Let me know how you guys like it. I'll post screens in a bit. Listening to the AndroidGuys Thursday night podcast lol.

I'll post instructions on how to flash it later as well for those of you that don't know. (also you can just download it and look in the zip at the images)

Thats the code for flashing it via adb. Using root explorer, you'd just drop it there.

If that doesn't work try placing it in /data/local/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C16WwVvBU-4

Video of the Boot ani on youtube.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ahamster:
Can't wait for screenshots!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stian230:
it looks like this
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] JCAndroid87:
The bootanimation doesnt seem to work with the latest enomthers froyo rom.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] behelit:
you should make that frog into a boot logo

that would be awesome
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stian230:
+1 it would be great. the angry frog bootanimation:D

very short fuse and it eats finger:eek:
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] GrayFox814:
Sorry it took me so long to post the instructions, but they are up now, along with a video.

I can make the frog a boot ani if you want. I'll do it either today or tomorrow.